Unit 10 Section I Background Knowledge EQ &IQ EQ is short for"emotional intelligence. It is used to indicate a kind of intelligence that involves the ability to perce sess,and positively influence one's own and other peoples emotions. Elliot Solloway coined the term. He thought being able to direct one's emotions as well as being able to understand and influence other people's emotional responses, went a long way towards effective adaptation to an environment IQ is short for"intelligence quotient, a measure of a persons intelligence ability in relation to that of the rest of population. It is expressed as the ratio of mental age to actual age, multiplied by 100, and is based on the scores achieved in the intelligence test EQ: The expression"emotional intelligence"is used to indicate a kind of intelligence that involves the ability to perceive, assess and positively influence ones own and other people's Intelligence is the"ability to adapt effectively to the environment, either by making a change oneself or by changing the environment or finding a new one. According to this definition, being intelligent entails much more than having strong cognitive abilities-the kind of abilities that are typically measured by an intelligence test To address some of the further abilities possessed by intelligent people, Elliot Solloway coined the term emotional intelligence. He considered that being able to direct ones emotions, as well as being able to understand and influence other people's emotional responses, went a long way towards effective adaptation to an environment. The term was picked up in 1995 by Daniel Goleman in his best-seller book of the same title: Emotional Intelligence (cf. the relevant background information below) For a more detailed introduction about the concept, check out the web page at http://www.eiconsortium.org/research/whatisemotionalintelligencehtmThewebsitesat http://trochim.humancornelledw/gallery/young/emotion.htmprovidemoreextensiveinformation on the subject 2. Daniel Goleman: A psychologist who for many years reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times, Dr. Goleman previously was a visiting faculty member at Harvard Dr. Goleman's 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence(Bantam Books), argues that human competencies like self-awareness, self-discipline, persistence and empathy are of greater consequence than IQ in much of life, that we ignore the decline in these competencies at our peril and that children can -and should be taught these abilities To learn more about Goleman, check out the web page at http://www.eiconsortium.org/members/goleman.htmHighlightsofthe can be found at http://www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/learning/emot.htmTh http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/emotionalintelligenceaspprovidesalistofquestionsUnit 10 Section A I. Background Knowledge EQ &IQ. EQ is short for “emotional intelligence”. It is used to indicate a kind of intelligence that involves the ability to perceive, assess, and positively influence one’s own and other people’s emotions. Elliot Solloway coined the term. He thought being able to direct one’s emotions as well as being able to understand and influence other people’s emotional responses, went a long way towards effective adaptation to an environment. IQ is short for “intelligence quotient”, a measure of a person’s intelligence ability in relation to that of the rest of population. It is expressed as the ratio of mental age to actual age, multiplied by 100, and is based on the scores achieved in the intelligence test. EQ: The expression “emotional intelligence” is used to indicate a kind of intelligence that involves the ability to perceive, assess and positively influence one's own and other people's emotions. Intelligence is the “ability to adapt effectively to the environment, either by making a change in oneself or by changing the environment or finding a new one”. According to this definition, being intelligent entails much more than having strong cognitive abilities — the kind of abilities that are typically measured by an intelligence test. To address some of the further abilities possessed by intelligent people, Elliot Solloway coined the term emotional intelligence. He considered that being able to direct one's emotions, as well as being able to understand and influence other people's emotional responses, went a long way towards effective adaptation to an environment. The term was picked up in 1995 by Daniel Goleman in his best-seller book of the same title: Emotional Intelligence (cf. the relevant background information below). For a more detailed introduction about the concept, check out the web page at http://www.eiconsortium.org/research/what_is_emotional_intelligence.htm. The websites at http://www.eiconsortium.org/index.htm and http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/gallery/young/emotion.htm provide more extensive information on the subject. 2. Daniel Goleman: A psychologist who for many years reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times, Dr. Goleman previously was a visiting faculty member at Harvard. Dr. Goleman's 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence (Bantam Books), argues that human competencies like self-awareness, self-discipline, persistence and empathy are of greater consequence than IQ in much of life, that we ignore the decline in these competencies at our peril, and that children can — and should — be taught these abilities. To learn more about Goleman, check out the web page at http://www.eiconsortium.org/members/goleman.htm. Highlights of the book can be found at http://www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/learning/emot.htm. The web page at http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/emotional_intelligence.asp provides a list of questions